Seeing this, Lingling's eyes widened, her face full of surprise. The Full Magic World has various magic tools, and high-quality movement magic tools also possess this ability, but Lin Chen didn't rely on any external force, completely depending on his own spirit power.
A moment later, Lin Chen leaped up again, returning to the ground. He lifted his foot and said with a smile, "See, my feet aren't wet at all. This is spirit power control. You just need to attach spirit power to your feet, and you can walk on water!"
After a pause, Lin Chen continued, "Of course, the principle of spirit power control sounds simple, but it's very difficult to do. Besides persistent practice, you also need to have a certain amount of mental force! Do you want to try?"
"Okay!" Lingling responded without thinking, immediately leaping up, imitating Lin Chen.
"Plop..."
Water splashed in the bathtub, and Lingling looked at Lin Chen with an embarrassed expression.
Lin Chen smiled slightly and comforted her, "It's normal. Everyone is like this when they first start practicing. Just practice more!"
Lingling nodded, got out of the bathtub, and leaped again, "Plop..." Water splashed once more.
Lingling didn't get discouraged. As the sounds of splashing water continued, time quietly passed.
Half an hour later, Lingling still hadn't made any progress, and her spirit power was already depleted, so she had no choice but to give up.
After asking for advice, she bid farewell to Lin Chen and returned to her room to meditate.
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The next day, Lin Chen and Lingling checked out of the hotel and left. They had some breakfast outside, and by noon, Lin Chen had sent Lingling back to the Qingtian Hunter Agency.
Lin Chen rubbed Lingling's little head and said, "Go on in. I'm going back to school too. Remember to call me if there's a high-bounty mission!"
Lingling said with a helpless expression, "You're always dreaming big. Can't you lower your standards a bit!"
Lin Chen's lips curved slightly. He wasn't short on money now. If he needed money, he could just go monster-hunting; the income from monster-hunting far exceeded that from bounty missions. But Lingling didn't know any of this. For her, being a hunter was her best way to skip classes!
Just as Lin Chen was about to leave, he heard a familiar voice from behind him.
"Lin Chen, you're here too!"
Hearing this, Lin Chen turned around and saw Mo Fan slowly walking over from not far away!
"Long time no see, Mo Fan! I heard you've been doing well recently!" Lin Chen said with a smile.
Since the disaster in Bo City ended, although Lin Chen and Mo Fan were in the same city and the same academy, they hadn't actually met!
To be precise, Lin Chen had seen Mo Fan, but Mo Fan hadn't seen him.
Mo Fan smiled slightly and said, "I'm still far behind you. You're the top student in the Fire Courtyard of the main campus now!"
Speaking of this, Mo Fan felt a bit sour. In his opinion, Lin Chen was the truly cunning one, always extremely low-key, yet shining brightly during the Bo City disaster. He had intended to cultivate diligently to catch up to Lin Chen, but after entering Mingzhu Academy, he realized that the gap between him and Lin Chen had not only not narrowed but had grown even wider.
Lin Chen shrugged and said with a smile, "Alright, let's not flatter each other. Why are you here?"
Mo Fan said somewhat helplessly, "I originally wanted to take on a bounty, but the Demon City Hunter Agency has high requirements for Hunter Mages, so they recommended me to the Qingtian Hunter Agency!"
Lin Chen wasn't surprised by Mo Fan's arrival, but now Lingling was his partner, and he wondered how Bao Old Man would arrange things.
Lingling scrutinized Mo Fan, then pouted and asked, "Are you here for an interview? So young?"
Hearing this, Lin Chen was instantly speechless. How familiar these words were! She was clearly just a little loli, yet she put on such an old-fashioned appearance.
Mo Fan awkwardly scratched his head and said, "That's right, I'm here for an interview!"
When Lingling heard this, a hint of disdain flickered across her face. Although it wasn't very obvious, how could it escape Lin Chen's eyes, given how familiar they were!
Seeing that Mo Fan hadn't noticed Lingling's disdain, Lin Chen asked, "Lingling, is your grandfather still hiring?"
Lingling shook her head and said, "Probably not anymore, right? Maybe he forgot to cancel the recruitment information!"
Mo Fan was stunned when he heard this. He had finally found the Qingtian Hunter Agency in this remote corner, only to learn that they weren't hiring anymore. Was it really that hard to earn some money?
"They're not hiring here anymore, are they?" Mo Fan asked with considerable helplessness.
Lin Chen smiled slightly, saying nothing. He wasn't from the Qingtian Hunter Agency and couldn't represent them.
Lingling pondered for a moment, as if she had thought of something. She asked, "What's your cultivation level?"
Hearing this, Lin Chen immediately understood Lingling's thoughts. Lingling hunted demons to skip school, and Lin Chen wasn't short on money, only taking high-bounty missions. But most bounties were ordinary ones, and Lin Chen wasn't interested in taking those ordinary bounties.
Mo Fan said, "Intermediate Mage!"
Lingling nodded. Although he was only an Intermediate Mage, it was better than having no one to accompany her on missions, so she turned her gaze to Lin Chen, as if seeking his opinion.
Understanding Lingling's thoughts, Lin Chen didn't mind helping them. He spread his hands, indicating he didn't care.
Just like that, Lingling announced that she would split her time. When there was a suitable bounty mission for Lin Chen, she would notify him.
The rest of the time, Mo Fan would follow Lingling.
That's right, Mo Fan would follow Lingling.
Lingling very domineeringly took on her first subordinate in her life, but this subordinate was still in the probationary period. As for when he would become a full member, it depended on Mo Fan's performance!
With Lingling's current strength, with the Clear Sky Hammer smashing, even without any spirit rings attached, Servant-level demons were no match for her, and she could even fight ordinary War General Level demons.
The Clear Sky Hammer's initial weight reached five hundred jin. As the spirit power level increased, even without attaching spirit rings, the weight of the Clear Sky Hammer would gradually increase, it just wouldn't have any Spirit Abilities. With the two of them cooperating, ninety percent of bounty missions could be easily completed.
Seeing the matter settled, Mo Fan was very happy. For him, as long as there was money to be made, anything was fine. But what he didn't know was that his tragic life would begin from this moment.
...
Lin Chen enjoyed a few days of relaxed campus life before leaving Demon City and heading to Feiniao City.
Lin Chen, now possessing twelve magic elements, required a terrifying amount of resources. Especially after advancing to High-Tier Level 3, Lin Chen's advancement was clearly not as easy as before. Fortunately, Lin Chen had not felt any bottlenecks until now. As long as he had enough resources, Lin Chen could smoothly advance to Super-Tier.
In addition, whether it was him or his women, cultivation was inseparable from energy crystals, and many summoned beasts also needed to be fed. So, whenever Lin Chen had free time, he would come to hunt monsters!
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